2019-08-09 - Britcon - UK. 9-11th August 2019

[badhabum]

Honestly my army choice is a challenge and I wonder what I can do with them and I have a plan : roll skulls ...

[Rino]

Jason kept the Catalan until 1430 in Anatolia ?
What was the resort name?

[Hunter]

Jason kept the Catalan until 1430 in Anatolia ?
What was the resort name?

Antalya?

[Hunter]

Shaping up for  a battle royal between the Germans and Catalans with the shooty cavalry dancing about the fringes then sweeping in to mop up any survivors!

Just 4 sleeps fellahs!

HH

[Hunter]

Honestly my army choice is a challenge and I wonder what I can do with them and I have a plan : roll skulls ...

They will be great fun and that's the main thing.
HH

[nikgaukroger]

Jason Broomer Catalan Company in Anatolia   1430

Typo for 1304 I guess 

Roger Pitfield Richard III English   1435

As he wasn't born until 1452 I think we'll assume 1485 is meant here 

I can't say too much having seen the lists but there is a definite "peoples choice super troop" in there - any ideas anyone?

One assumes Almughavars are popular given the Catalans and Aragonese.

[Rino]

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I can't say too much having seen the lists but there is a definite "peoples choice super troop" in there - any ideas anyone?

One assumes Almughavars are popular given the Catalans and Aragonese.

Do you mean skilled longbow are overrated ?

[nikgaukroger]

As, IIRC,only 1 army in the R&R can actually have them they can hardly be the people's choice troops type 

[Rino]

Well in that case it isn't the heavily armored elephant from the gaznavid either, right?

[nikgaukroger]

Clearly.

[Rino]

Then, no it can't be but it has to be,  then it would be those hordes of medium foot long spear devastating charger combat shy!

[nikgaukroger]

Timurid in 1304 is a typo as well, list starts in 1360.

[dufred]

Timurid in 1304 is a typo as well, list starts in 1360.

List started in 1360 !!
I play in 1410

[Hunter]

3 more sleeps basho goers.  Any educated guesses as to who will feature on the podium given the army choices and who chose them in this post Alasdair era?  I'd risk a quiet punt on Stewart Riddick this year and John Munro is always good value IMHO.  Or is Alasdair really that good that he'll win anyway without even taking part!!!!!!!

However it plays out I am sure that the noble Britcon tradition of taking it easy on the low rankers will be observed at all times by those with the high rankings eh John?

HH

[Hunter]

Here it is folks - the competition within the competition .......

Judging by the rankings we have a clear trio of favourites for the podium but for the rest of us this handy ready reckoner gives something to aim at - beat the ranking's outcome prediction.   Who will be the "other" winner by exceeding expectations by the most?  Truly the hero of the hour!

Runner & Rider,    Ranking, Expected Outcome

Jason Broomer, Catalan Company in Anatolia, 2, 1st
Laurence Donohoe, Medieval German City League, 3, 2nd
Richard Jeffrey-Cook, Eastern Seljuk Turk, 4, 3rd


Nicholas Gaukroger, Edward IV English   , 6, 4th
Lance Flint, Sultanates of Rum, 12, 5th
David Parish, Georgian, 13,   6th
Paul Cummins, Feudal German, 14, 7th
Stephen Stead, Medieval Frisian or Dithmarschen, 15, 8th
John   Munro, Feudal German, 16, 9th
Sam Street, Aragonese Sicilian, 18, 10th
Robin Spence, Norman, 20,   11th
Hunter Hope, Feudal German, 26, 12th
Adrian Pitfield, Anglo Norman, 30, 13th
Roger Pitfield, Richard III English, 33, 14th
Jacques Wilputte, Late Swiss, 34,   15th
Gilles   Wielgosz, Catalan Company in Anatolia, 46, 16th
Stewart Riddick, Aragonese Sicilian, 50, 17th
Dufour Frédéric, Timurid, 54, 18th
Peter Reilly, Ghaznavid, 61, 19th
Serge Adeline, Medieval Burgundian, -, 20th
Renaud Cordier, Norman, -, 20th
Niall Taylor, Catalan Company in Anatolia, -, 20th

HH